Hey!

I'm staying with today's kick for color entering, for the first time, the ColourQ Challenge!

This week's challenge is #302 and requires the use of Peach Parfait, Bermuda Bay, Hello Honey & So Saffron.

My biggest challenge on this one was to find something that resembled Peach Parfait! That must have been a Stampin' Up in color some time ago but I think I nailed it with PTI's Mellon Berry!

I also stayed with SU's Gorgeous Grunge stamp set! I'm just really feeling the splats and splatters today!

I randomly stamped them using all 4 colors and then added a little "hey!" at the bottom in Bermuda Bay with some cute little enamel dots from MME! ~Love it!

I'll be back soon with even more color yumminess for this beautiful Saturday!

Thinking of You in Colour

Good Morning Everyone!

I've been absent these past few days but I'm going to make up for it today with several posts...

The first of which is of course my favorite... CAS Colours & Sketches!

This week's challenge, #136, is all about the colors! Blushing Bride, So Saffron and Wisteria Wonder make up this week's combination and they are the only colors (besides white) that I've used to create this card.

I employed Stampin' Up's Gorgeous Grunge stamp set to create the splatters and drips under my white butterfly die cuts, two of which were created in a very heavy vellum bearing a Swiss Dot pattern. The larger piece is SU's Elegant Butterfly while the 2 smaller ones are part of MFT's Hip Clips die set.

Finally, my sentiment is from a PTI Keep It Simple set and stamped in the Wisteria color on a white flag that I've popped up with a bit of foam tape.

I'm really enjoying color challenges and will be taking part in a few more today... ones I've never joined before so stay tuned!

Less Is More in Shades of Berry

Good Morning All!

I've just popped in today to share the card I made for the Less Is More Challenge #235: Berry Shades.

I chose Distress inks in Picked Raspberry and Shaded Lilac for my berry shades and inked up a card base made of Stamper's Select cardstock by PTI.

My top panel is made of the same white paper and I die cut a small vine pattern in two corners to let the inking show through. The die is called "Vine" and it's a retired piece by CC Designs.

My sentiment is stamped with PTI's Keep It Simple Thank You in Picked Raspberry and the die cut using the banner die from the Project Life die set.

That's all for me this morning... wishing you all a wonderful day ~ Take Care!

August No Spending Challenge

Good Monday Morning Everyone!

Today's post is a little different from my normal... today I'm publicly announcing (more pressure that way) that I have challenged myself  to spend no money on stamping gear in the month of August!

Why would I do this you ask? Well, I'm planning a trip in October... The Scrapbook Expo will be in Denver, CO October 2nd and 3rd and I want to go!

Denver is just down the road about an hour and half so I don't need to purchase plane tickets or even stay in a hotel though I'm thinking about it... I just want to have a somewhat unlimited budget to shop!

Registration for the Denver event opens a week from today and then it's just a few paychecks to show time so I need to stop my random purchases now and start saving that money for my Scrapbook Expo trip!

As such, I'll be making all of my challenge cards with only the stamps and supplies I currently have on hand... a challenge in itself!

Are you going to be in Denver in October?